The Forum will be limited to the first 25 people who submit an
approved abstract. This meeting is for people who are experienced
in the field, not for those wanting assistance entering the field.
Everyone who attends must present. Space is available only
for presenters, so we regret we cannot accommodate visitors and
onlookers

IFAAB 2010 will be held at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA Friday July
23rd – Monday 26th . Sunday, July 25th
, we will join with members of the Animal Behavior Society in celebrating
their opening “barbecue” for the ABS meeting (July 25th – July
29th). Monday will be the Applied Poster Day for both IFAAB
and ABS. Submission of abstracts for will begin January 1st,
2010 and end April 1st (no foolin’, the deadline). Invitations
to attend IFFAB will be extended on or about December 1st,
2009. More specific information on the meeting with be forthcoming.
Direct any questions to John Wright (Wright_jc@mercer.edu).

Dates

Friday July 23rd
– Monday 26th

Location

William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA

Sunday, July 25th , we will join with members of the Animal
Behavior Society in celebrating their opening “barbecue” for the ABS
meeting (July 25th – July 29th).

Monday will be the Applied Poster Day for both IFAAB and ABS.

Hotel Info

To Be Determined

The cut-off date for making hotel reservations at a reduced group rate is
to be determined.

Site Host

Meal information

Travel information

Area information

Registration

The
registration fee covers lunches and organizing expenses.

Mail your
registration form and a check payable to IFAAB for
$85.00 (US funds) to Wayne Hunthausen.

One to three
abstracts must be submitted in the
body of an email (see below) to Wayne Hunthausen by
October 13, 2009.Please do not send as an attachment.

Panel discussion: 2 to 3 panel participants give a short
introduction to topic and then open the discussion to the group

Research
presentations

Be
sure to send a/v requirements and estimated time of presentation
with your registration.

Abstracts

To
attend, the submitted abstract/topic must be accepted by the program
committee. Acceptance of abstracts will be competitive and
dependant on content. The program committee will determine whether to
accept, accept with minor revisions or reject an abstract that is
submitted.

The program committee will
evaluate all submissions and notify the participants by email once they
are accepted.

Each attendee must either give a presentation on a topic,
lead a discussion, or participate on a panel.

The
topics must be related to the field of applied animal behavior, and
relevant to behavior consultants.

Abstracts
should be 75-300 words, have a title, be concise and in a form ready to be
posted on the IFAAB website.

They need not be
detailed, but should contain enough information so that other attendees
will have a general idea of the information that will be presented.

They
must be sent in the body of an email,
not as an attachment.

Be sure to send a/v requirements and estimated
time of presentation with your abstract.

A/V equipment available

LCD projector

Flip chart and markers

Please note that videos must be
digital (CD, DVD, Flash drive or on computer). VHS projectors
will not be available

Animal learning
or ethological theory as they relate to the diagnosis or treatment of
behavior problems

How to deal with/assess people

Behavioral pharmacology

Cat topics

Cat social hierarchies

Cat training – clicker training for shy cats

Psychogenic alopecia

Making the transition from academia to small business
owners

Horse behavior

Medical causes of behavior problems

Facilitating behaviorist/veterinary/breeder/shelter
relationships

Preventive behavior care – such as socialization
programs, and more

Community education

1/2 day of case studies - primarily unusual, difficult,
new techniques, NOT run of the mill stuff

Learning theory

Social psychologist to discuss attraction theory

New and interesting treatment procedures

Unhealthy pet-person relationships

Fearful behavior, phobias, fear
aggression

Comparative communication systems

Systematic approach to different
treatment techniques

What we do on first contact by
phone – what do you say, what do you make sure you say (A good topic
for a panel - Whoever presents on this topic might contact folks ahead
of time and gather data about commonalties that could be part of the
presentation)

Tentative Time-Frame For The 2009 MEETING

April 1 - Site determined

April 15 - Site info forwarded
from site host to John Wright for registration brochure and W
Hunthausen for website

July 1 - Registration information
postcards and email sent

Oct 13 - Registration deadline

Oct 14- 22 - Abstracts sent by email to the program committee.

Oct 22 - Program committee begins to evaluate
abstracts.

Nov 11
- Applicants notified by email that their applications
are complete.

Nov 12
- Committee begins to design a tentative program. The
committee communicates with applicants for which there are questions to
work out acceptable abstracts.

Nov 15 - Program
committee finalizes program

Nov 20
- Final approval
of program.

Nov 25 - Applicants notified that
their abstracts (and which ones) have been accepted.

Dec 12 - Program committee sends final program
with a list of equipment requirements to W Hunthausen for posting on
website.